Utility of intra-operative consultations for the diagnosis of central nervous system lesions

Annals of Clinical and Laboratory Science

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 133-139

  Savargaonkar, P ^a   Farmer, P M ^a  

^a LONG ISLAND JEWISH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Brain tumors; CNS pathology; Consultations during neurosurgery; Cytology; Frozen section

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASTROCYTOMA; BRAIN METASTASIS; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM TUMOR; CHILD; CONSULTATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTODIAGNOSIS; EPENDYMOMA; FEMALE; FROZEN SECTION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INTRAOPERATIVE PERIOD; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENINGIOMA; NEUROSURGERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SMALL CELL SARCOMA;

BIOPSY; BRAIN NEOPLASMS; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES; DIAGNOSTIC ERRORS; FEMALE; FROZEN SECTIONS; HUMANS; INTRAOPERATIVE PERIOD; MALE; PATHOLOGY, SURGICAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 0035049551     PISSN: 00917370     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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